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Please consider joining the upcoming sessions of Rev. Brown's and Rev. Maruta's courses.

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Imaoka Shin'ichirō and Free Religions

Rev. Andrew Brown's course is now available on the Institute's e-learning platform. The recording and materials from the first session can be accessed by registered members.

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📄 Session 2 Materials

Session 2: Free Religion and the Tokyo Kiitsu Kyōkai

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

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🌎 San Francisco: 12:00 AM 🌎 Boston: 3:00 AM
🌎 London: 8:00 AM 🌎 Amsterdam: 9:00 AM
🌎 New Delhi: 1:30 PM 🌎 Tokyo: 5:00 PM
Rev. Andrew James Brown

About the Instructor: Rev. Andrew James Brown

A philosophically/theologically inclined writer with deep sympathies towards Imaoka Shin'ichirō's understanding of creative, inquiring, free and liberative spirituality (jiyū shūkyō 自由宗教), Rev. Brown serves as the minister of a small, liberal, free religious community in Cambridge (UK).

Buddhism and Free Religion (自由宗教 jiyū shūkyō)

Session 2: Buddhism and Jiyū Shūkyō

Exploring connections between Buddhism and free religion

Friday, March 29, 2025

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🌎 San Francisco: 1:00 AM 🌎 Boston: 4:00 AM
🌎 London: 8:00 AM 🌎 Amsterdam: 9:00 AM
🌎 New Delhi: 1:30 PM 🌎 Tokyo: 5:00 PM
Rev. Michinori Maruta

About the Instructor: Rev. Michinori Maruta

Rev. Michinori Maruta has dedicated his life to Buddhist practice and interfaith dialogue since joining Rissho Kosei-kai (RKK) in 1966. Through lectures, seminars, and digital platforms, he continues to share Buddhist wisdom and promote mindful living, bringing together traditional teachings with contemporary understanding.

For more information about the Institute and its mission, please visit iarf.net/free-religion-institute.

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February 19, 2025
The Free Religion Institute launches the first course on its e-learning platform this spring, beginning with an exploration of Japanese free religion through the work of Imaoka Shin’ichirō. Led by…
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